Change of power in Hungary

Hungary receives billions from the EU: “Winds of change”

The winds of change are blowing in Hungary. That is the message given by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at a press conference together with the new Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar. von der Leyen is so impressed that she is releasing over 100 billion kronor that had previously been frozen.

“It has only been a couple of weeks. But we can feel that the winds of change are blowing strongly in Hungary,” she writes on X.

The money has previously been frozen due to the policies of the former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who has been heavily criticized by the EU on several occasions. This has included shortcomings in the rule of law and concerns about corruption.

Hungarian police: No reason to stop Pride

Hungarian police say there are no grounds to ban this year's Pride in Budapest, writes AFP.

The LGBT parade was stopped last year after then-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party pushed through a law that allowed such events to be banned to "protect children".

The protests against the decision became the largest Pride parade in Hungary's history, with up to 200,000 participants.